IJN
Refrigeration
Transport Ship
Tons
9,570
Length
147m
Peter Ording 2002
Wartime History
Damaged on January 20, 1944 by
US Seadragon (SS-194) northwest of Truk.
Sinking History
Irako was again damaged
and sunk by US Navy aircraft on September 24, 1944 at the mouth of Coron Bay.
Shipwreck
Probably the best wreck dive in the
Philippines. The Irako is quite intact and because of the good
visibility you know you are on a big shipwreck. Big groupers,
schools of tuna and yellow fin, lion fish and scorpion fish
live around this wreck. Sea turtles live in the crumpled
and folded metal of the superstructure. There is a beautiful
deep penetration through the engine room for trained, experienced
and properly equipped divers.
08°04'N,
152°40'E
